Great, you have identified your replacement. Nice job. Now, how do you ensure that person will be ready in a timely fashion? Most agencies have someone taking the lead on the sales management process. Helping your producers grow their client base, improve their client base, and improve their standard of living while improving the agency’s client base.
Do you have someone leading in mentoring the next generations of leadership? Does the current leadership of your agency have the capacity to make this a priority? While this process is essential to the continuation of excellence you have built, it often needs to catch up to other priorities.